Newly Released FBI File Details 1984 Washington Navy Yard Bombing Investigation

The FBI released a file detailing its investigation into the April 20, 1984, bombing of the Washington Navy Yard Officers’ Club. The improvised explosive device detonated at approximately 1:55 a.m. in Building 101, but the building was unoccupied, and no injuries occurred. The investigation, opened under federal jurisdiction, documented multiple claims of responsibility, including from the FALN and the "Guerrilla Resistance Movement." The file includes extensive documentation of letters believed to be associated with “Red Guerrilla Resistance,” often using a non-existent return address of “840 Barnaby Street, S.E., Apartment #23.” Despite witness interviews and interagency coordination, the released documents indicate the case remained unresolved, and perpetrators were not identified.